English Woman in History

First published in 1957, The English Woman in History displays the place women have held and the influence they have exerted within the changing pattern of English society from the earliest down to modern times. All the women the reader will meet in these pages were real people who lived and worked in England.

List of contents

Preface 1. The Anglo-Saxon Woman 2. Feudal Law and the Feudal Lady, 1066-1660 3. The Country - woman 1066-1600 4. The Country-woman after 1600 5. The Renaissance and Reformation and their Consequences, 1400-1642 6. Women in the English Revolution 7. The Beginnings of English Feminism 8. Women and the New Scholarship 9. The Eighteenth Century - Court and Society 10. The Eighteenth Century- The New Middle Class 11. Reaction and the Rise of Modern Feminism Epilogue Index

Summary

First published in 1957, The English Woman in History displays the place women have held and the influence they have exerted within the changing pattern of English society from the earliest down to modern times. All the women the reader will meet in these pages were real people who lived and worked in England.

Product details

• Authors: Doris Stenton
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032226590
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3222659-0
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history